Patents by Inventor Robert VAßEN

Robert VAßEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Article having a heat-insulating coating system
    Patent number: 12676320
    Abstract: A system comprising a substrate and a ceramic thermal barrier layer formed of columns which is applied to the substrate, characterized in that the columns are spatially separated from each other at the substrate or at least hardly contact each other is disclosed. A method for producing the system by laser welding is also disclosed. The disclosed material makes it possible to produce durable, heat-resistant components that can be used, for example, in turbines or in metal-supported fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Dommann, Daniel Emil Mack, Robert Vaßen, Martin Tandler
  • Operation of a gas turbine at a high temperature and gas turbine assembly
    Patent number: 12385415
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a gas turbine at a high temperature and to a gas turbine assembly. In the method, a gas turbine having a structural material and a thermal barrier layer disposed on the structural material is cooled down in a decelerated manner after operation at an operating temperature above 1000° C., so that damage to the structural material and/or the thermal barrier layer is minimized. In this way, the gas turbine can be operated permanently at temperatures above 1500° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Vaßen, Daniel Emil Mack, Martin Tandler, Olivier Guillon
  • Article Having A Heat-Insulating Coating System and Method For the Production Thereof
    Publication number: 20240297313
    Abstract: A system comprising a substrate and a ceramic thermal barrier layer formed of columns which is applied to the substrate, characterized in that the columns are spatially separated from each other at the substrate or at least hardly contact each other is disclosed. A method for producing the system by laser welding is also disclosed. The disclosed material makes it possible to produce durable, heat-resistant components that can be used, for example, in turbines or in metal-supported fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Christoph Dommann, Daniel Emil Mack, Robert Vaßen, Martin Tandler
  • OPERATION OF A GAS TURBINE AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE AND GAS TURBINE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230184132
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a gas turbine at a high temperature and to a gas turbine assembly. In the method, a gas turbine having a structural material and a thermal barrier layer disposed on the structural material is cooled down in a decelerated manner after operation at an operating temperature above 1000° C., so that damage to the structural material and/or the thermal barrier layer is minimized. In this way, the gas turbine can be operated permanently at temperatures above 1500° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Robert VAßEN, Daniel Emil MACK, Martin TANDLER, Olivier GUILLON